Integrated Marketing Communications

Paper Code: 
MAM 423
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To give students in depth knowledge of various elements integrated marketing communications

8.00

Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications
• Concept of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
• IMC Process
• Elements of IMC (Advertising, Sales Promotion, Publicity, Personal Selling, Direct marketing, Events and Sponsorships, Packaging and Customer Service

16.00

Consumer Sales Promotion
• Objectives of Sales Promotion
• Sales – Promotion Tools
• The Media of Consumer Sales Promotion
• Consumer Sales Promotion Strategies
Communication with Distribution Channels
• Trade Promotions – Objectives
• Trade Promotion Tools
• Trade Promotion Strategies

12.00

Personal Selling and Direct Marketing
• Introduction and Objectives of Personal Selling
• Personal Selling Strategies
• CRM and Personal Selling
• The Personal Selling Process
• Integrating Personal Selling with Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Promotion
• Strengths and Limitations of Personal Selling
Direct Marketing – Personalized and Interactive Communication
• Objectives and Strengths of Direct Marketing
• Components and strategies
Direct Mail, Tele Marketing

12.00

Public Relations
• Definition, need and objectives of Public Relations
• Comparison between Advertising and Public Relations
• Basic elements of Public Relations
• Objectives of Public Relations
Public Relations activities
• Marketing Public Relations
• Social Marketing
• Cause Related Marketing
• Green Marketing and Pro – Environmental Activities
• Crisis Management
Public Relation Advertising

12.00

Globalization in Indian Advertising
Cultural Factors
Market Segmentation
Advertising Styles
The Global Media

Essential Readings: 

1. Jethwaney Jaishri, Jain Shruti, Advertising Management, Oxford
2. Chunawala S.A., Sethia K.C., Foundations of Advertising Theory and Practice, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
3. Agarwal P.K., Advertising, Sales Promotion And CRM, A Pragati Edition
4. Wells William, Burnett, John, Moriarty Sandra, Advertising Principles and Practice, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
5. Media and Advertising Management, ICFAI University Press (ICFAI Books)
6. Manenedra Mohan, Advertising Management, Tata McGraw-Hill
7. Duncan Tom, Principles of Advertising and IMC , Tata McGraw – Hill
8. Clow Kenneth E, Baack Donald, Integrated Advertising Promotion and Marketing Communication, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.
9. Belch George E, Belch Michael A, Advertising Promotion, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Ltd, New Delhi
10. Clow Kenneth E, Baack Donald, Integrated Advertising Promotion and Marketing Communication, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi

References: 

1. Zeigler, Sherilyn K., Winter, Wills L. and Wright John S., Advertising,
2. Kazmi SHH and Batra Satish K, Advertising and Sales Promotion, New Delhi
3. Mishra M.N., Sales Promotion and Advertising Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
4. Schiffman, Leon G. and Kanuk, Leslie Lazar, Consumer Behaviour, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
5. Gordon Hershell Lewis, The Complete Advertising and Marketing Handbook, East-West Publisher.
6. Reinventing Advertising, ICFAI University Press (ICFAI Books).
7. Media and Advertising Management, ICFAI University Press(ICFAI Books)
8. Manenedra Mohan, Advertising Management, Tata McGraw-Hill
9. Horacio Albano, Advertising Principles and Practice, Parson Education
10. Indian Journal of Marketing.
11. The ICFAI Journal of Brand Management,ICFAI University Press(Hyderabad).
12. ICFAI Journal of Management Research, ICFAI University Press (Hyderabad).
13. The Indian Journal of Commerce (ICA), Indian Commerce Association.
14. VIKALPA, IIM-Ahmadabad.
15. Business Perspectives , Birla Institute of Management Technology(Noida)
16. Vidura, Press Institute of India.
17. Media Mimansa, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism,Bhopal.
18. Pitch, Monthly Magazine, Advert Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
19. Communications Today, Monthly Magazine, ADI Media.
20. 4Ps, Academic Journal, IIPM.
21. Advertising Express, Magazine, ICFAI University Press.